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5 Buddhist ways to overcome addiction
In this 9:19-minute video, discover 5 key Buddhist practices that can empower you to break free from the chains of addiction. Through teachings on impermanence, self-awareness and non-attachment, delve into practical strategies for breaking the cycle of dependency and reclaiming…
Calls to restore funding in Budget to tackle alcohol problems
Scottish Health Action On Alcohol Problems (Shaap) has called for alcohol funding to be restored stating that, while the problem of alcohol-related heath issues is growing, funding has been cut by 8% in 2 years, STV reported.
Is drug prevention radical?
Drugs now kill 3 times as many people each year as in road accidents. Last year, 5,448 people in England & Wales died after taking illegal substances such as cocaine and heroin; 1,172 in Scotland. The numbers are rising –…
This is National Grief Awareness Week
It is said that a key driver of addiction is unaddressed grief. Help raise greater awareness of outstanding bereavement services – and use the week to raise the topic with clients. “Every year on the final day of the campaign,…
Script Club is launched
Script Club brings together some of the UK’s top playwrights with members and participants of Outside Edge Theatre Company, Cardboard Citizens, Clean Break and Synergy Theatre Project, in partnership with leading theatre publisher Nick Hern Books. People in addiction recovery…
